Rocks and Minerals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld was a children’s book editor for more than 10 years before becoming a full-time writer. She has published more than 60 books for children, most about animals and natural history.

National Geographic Kids believes in the awesome power of science, exploration, and storytelling. In our books we hope children will find whatever excites them about our planet and encourages them to explore it: eye-popping facts, fun photos, fascinating history, stimulating science and technology, amazing animals, or just a brilliant story.

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld is an award-winning author of more than 70 books for children. Her titles include What Lives in a Shell?, winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Best Children’s Science Picture Book award; What Is the World Made Of?, a Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club main selection; and What’s Alive?, also named an AAAS Best Children’s Science Picture Book.